Publications
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Directory of Washington Libraries
The Directory of Washington Libraries provides information on all types of libraries within the state, including names, addresses, and phone numbers. The Directory of Washington Libraries' last print edition was 2007 and has been since replaced with an online searchable database at libraries.wa.gov.
Library Fact Sheets
Touched by LSTA
Each year the Washington State Library compiles data on the expenditure of LSTA funding for use in both Legislative District and Congressional District Factsheets. The data can also be used to create an Excel Pivot Table representation of this information without reference to a specific district. The table, Touched by LSTA, is organized by library, branch, the type of activity, i.e., whether it is a training, grant or a subsidy, and finally the name of the grant cycle or training. LSTA subsidies were given to libraries to support two major projects: 1) the Statewide Database Licensing project (SDL); and 2) the AskWA QuestionPoint virtual reference service. In total 761 training seats were occupied during federal fiscal year 2017 and over $472,000 in grants and subsidies were awarded. The remainder of the LSTA award supported statewide projects.
Touched by LSTA FFY2017 Report
Legislative District Fact Sheets
Legislative District Fact Sheets can now be found on the Legislative Fact Sheets page.
Congressional District Fact Sheets
The fact sheets illustrate funding and support from the Washington State Library to libraries across the state. Fact sheets are organized by congressional district below as well as Statewide.
Public Library Survey & Usage Reports
Public libraries continue to see increases in use even as hours are reduced and budgets remain stagnant or decline. Those are the conclusions of two new reports produced by the Washington State Library
2010 Public Library Survey
2010 Usage Report
2008 Usage Report
Public Library Trustee Manual
The Public Library Trustee Manual gives a basic understanding of the governing powers and duties of public library trustees. They highlight information about library issues that all trustees must address.
Shared Vision for Education: Connecting Educators, Families and Libraries
A resource guide for educators, families, and libraries which highlights the educational values of libraries.
A Shared Vision for Education (pdf)
Legislative Updates
Updates are available via Between the Lines, the Washington State Library blog.
A historical listing of legislative reports in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. 

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